History Literature / EncryptionStraffe

A WebSerialNovel originally posted on Website/SpaceBattles, later [[https://books.apple.com/us/book/encryption-straffe-2023/id6458570822 self published on iBooks]] ,[[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CDXL6QLC Kindle]] and [[https://app.yoru.world/story/127 Yoru Stories]]. A {{Cyberpunk}} novel set in an alternate world of 2013, with highly developed cognitive brain-machine interface technology. It follows paths of four protagonists: Genie, Rich, Pious One and Roberto, from different points in a complex timeline.

* CoolGuns: Many of them. In Chapter 1, Genie also complained about the abundance of cool looking guns in the hands of militias.
** The Illyrican Rangers’ standard issue rifle is the Croatian VHS-D2.
** Roberto's OG-43 sub machine gun.
** The Browning Auto-5 and its Italian copies are often featured. Dr. Prishtina, mayor of New Illyrica, made his appearence with an Auto-5 in hand.

* [[spoiler: VillainSong: ]] [[spoiler: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFBjFX5oaAo&ab_channel=teslashark The Overmind theme music.]]]]

Described by its author as like Literature/ReadyPlayerOne meets VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4.

** Both Overmind and Illyrican Rangers are expies of [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4 Outer Heaven]].

*** Volk is a highly experienced soldier who goes either by a one-word animal-inspired name, or “boss”, his past heavily censored. [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid5 Just like the last incarnation of Snake.]]

A WebSerialNovel originally posted on Website/SpaceBattles, later [[https://books.apple.com/us/book/encryption-straffe-2023/id6458570822 self published on iBooks and Kindle]]. A {{Cyberpunk}} novel set in an alternate world of 2013, with highly developed cognitive brain-machine interface technology. It follows paths of four protagonists: Genie, Rich, Pious One and Roberto, from different points in a complex timeline.

New Illyrica, city of the future, has hired Genie to fight in its privatized war. One day, his enemy turned the war into a blind chase for keys hidden in the city’s history. Evade his employers, ward off a sinister digital spirit, hunt down himself.

A WebSerialNovel published on Website/SpaceBattles. A {{Cyberpunk}} novel set in an alternate world of 2013, with highly developed cognitive brain-machine interface technology. It follows paths of four protagonists: Genie, Rich, Pious One and Roberto, from different points in a complex timeline.

It can be read [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/encryption-straffe-cyberpunk-military-scifi.834348/ here]] which requires a forum membership.

* [[spoiler: VillainSong: ]] [[spoiler: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFBjFX5oaAo&ab_channel=teslashark The Overmind theme mmusic.]]]]

* {{Cyberpunk}}: The plot is set in an alternate 2010s where Cold War superscience lead to daily used computer technology that interacts with human cognitive functions. It explores the more grounded roots of megacorps and private forces, presenting real world conflicts in a cyberpunk lens.

* UsefulNotes/WeAreNotTheWehrmacht: Protagonist of a few chapters, Pious One, is a Bundeswehr special force operator on his way out.

** The man nicknamed Genie’s job was waiting for the arrival of, and greeting the Higher Powers’ representative.
* [[spoiler: TheAtoner: Pious One.]]

* {{Cyberpunk}}: The plot is set in an alternate 2010s where Cold War superscience lead to daily used computer technology that interact with human cognitive functions.
** CyberpunkIsTechno: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmb9ZTSx80U A synthpop theme song written for the novel is available on YouTube]].
** PostCyberPunk: It explores the more grounded roots of Megacorps and private forces, presenting real world conflicts in a cyberpunk lens.

** Andy’s Wisconsin Classics, a fictional American restaurant, was an expy of IHOP and Denny’s.

** the "Volk" in Walther Volk means "wolf" in Russian but "people" in German.

** AmazonBrigade: The early model PowerArmor used by New Illyrica and other factions requires more training for men than women to fully utilize, because of skeletal structure differences.

** Roberto's [[RareGuns OG-43 sub machine gun]].

It can be read [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/encryption-straffe-cyberpunk-military-scifi.834348/ here]].

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Described as the author as "a cast of polytagonists", there are at least 4 POV characters, each having 5 support cast at least.

* WackyAmericansHaveWackyNames: Clint Eastwood Newton was the only named American in his entire corporation. He preferred to go with his nickname "Genie". Other Americans are more conventionally named, like Mitch Parkson and Percival McBride.

*** Rich: Croatian with mixed cultural background

*** Cherub: UsefulNotes/ChineseWithChopperSupport.

** ImprobablyCoolCars: How did Alfie get a brand new Audi A5RS?

** In Pious Squad’s small talk, they mention the gas station crash in ''Film/BuffaloSoldiers''.